by Jeremiah Johnson Do you remember what it was like as a child picking teams on the playground? The tallest and biggest kids always went first, based on the assumption of physical prowess. But they weren’t always the best... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
By Cameron Buettel The threat of infiltrators is something that secular society takes very seriously. Anyone who enters the United States from abroad knows that. Fingerprint scanners, sophisticated passport technology, and heavily armed border... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson One of the great tragedies of the influx of extrabiblcal leadership models into the church is that it’s easy for pastors to lose sight of the work the Lord originally called them to do: feed His sheep. Think about it: Say... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson CEO, president, even king—there are several leadership models that inform and define how modern pastors function in their churches. And with the current obsession of innovating new leadership styles, techniques, and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
By Cameron Buettel Imagine you’re trying out a new church this coming weekend. You find your seat just as the pastor opens with a word of prayer. After some worship songs, he returns to greet the new visitors, make some announcements, and pray... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
By Cameron Buettel Tim Tebow was featured on the cover of the July 27, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated, decked out in his Florida Gators uniform. But what made the image so striking was the message written in Tebow’s eye black—under his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson Imagine living your whole life thinking you were saved from the penalty of your sins, only to discover that your assurance was false. It would be a tragic revelation with horrific eternal consequences. And I fear that many... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
By Cameron Buettel All over the world, on any given day of the week, Jesus Christ’s body is repeatedly sacrificed. According to the Roman Catholic Church, that’s what happens every time they celebrate the Mass—their version of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Jeremiah Johnson Next week will mark the second anniversary of Jamie Coots’s death. He was a father, pastor, and one of the stars of the National Geographic Channel’s reality series, Snake Salvation. The show followed Coots’s... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
by Cameron Buettel The word religion has become a pejorative in the pulpits of too many preachers, and it has spread to the pews, as well. Well-meaning evangelists and church leaders are willing to labor long and hard to portray religion like a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
